The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 10, 1971
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 PM
7:42 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 595
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 12:51 AM, is deepest at 2:44 AM and ends at 4:37 AM. Totality lasts from 2:03 AM to 3:26 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.6° / 341.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 12.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.55° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / 0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.42° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.